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see [[twext]].. [http://test.twext.com alpha test twexter] now with feedback.. [http://github.com/tudisco/twexter source code..]
A wixi is a wiki with annotated text. It is intended to facilitate language learning.

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wixi is [[twext]] working in wiki


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http://twext.cc/pix/2b8.png

[[image:2b8.png]]<br>
''if you can't see twext, adjust contrast on your monitor''<BR>
[[image:TwextFade.png]]<br>
repetitive twext can fade away
[[image:WixiTwextColorGrammar.png]]<br>
marked up twext can communicate structure</font>


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=wixi twexter=
=wixi twexter=
wixi'd wikis get text [http://wixi.cc/bifocal_bitext.html twext].. twext texts provide
wixi'd wikis get text [http://twext.com/bifocal_bitext twext..] twext texts provide meaningful, [http://sk.com.br/sk-krash.html comprehensible input] for language learners.. twext prints on good old paper.. wikis make twext easy to mix and share..
meaningful, [http://sk.com.br/sk-krash.html comprehensible input]
for language learners.. wikis make twext easy to share..

''the OLPC will connect kids learning many different languages.. wixi offers a learner-centric environment for kids to [[constructionist|construct]] language learning..''

http://twext.cc/pix/WixiJump.gif

<font color="blue">if you know sugar/python and wanna help kids learn, you could maybe help make this wixi program a real-world learning example: '''http://wixi.cc/hello_world'''</font>




the OLPC is [http://olpcnews.com/content/localization/learning_language.html connecting kids] learning many different languages.. wixi offers a learner-centric environment for kids to [[constructionist|construct]] [[learning language learning|language learning]]..
[[image:WixiJump.gif]]
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[[image:WiXiMethodOnXO.gif]]
http://twext.cc/pix/MethodOnXO.gif


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=chunk method=
=chunk method=
twext uses a simple [http://wixi.cc/twext_method method] to associate chunks of text with chunks of translation.. the method works with regular text and also with lyrics to songs.. and any
twext now can use a new method to associate chunks of text with chunks of translation.. the method works with regular text and also with lyrics to songs.. and may work between any of many languages: http://twext.com/method
of many languages: '''http://wixi.cc/twexter'''
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http://twext.cc/pix/XcrollNarrow.png<Br>

'''xcroll may also be useful for regular mediawiki editing'''<bR><bR>

http://twext.cc/pix/TwexterXcrollPreviewFast.gif<br><br>


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=xcroll input=
[http://wixi.cc/xcroll xcroll] now controls text and twext input windows, as well the live preview window.. controlling many windows with a single scrollbar has many potential uses.. a xcroll demo works (w/ [http://mozilla.org/firefox firefox]) now: '''http://twext.cc/twexter'''


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[[image:WixiJump.gif]]<br>
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=twexml output=
twexter creates xml or [http://twext.cc/go/18#.twx .twx output], with aim to print twext texts in flexible file formats for a plethora of publishing platforms.. one interpretation may work for [http://twext.cc/go/mw wixipedia].. we're also asking for help from the OLPC team to make a javascript/xulrunner networked desktop application that might integrate with... yellow '''[http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/archives/2006/11/26/a_look_at_the_olpc_user_interface.html ?]'''.. '''http://twext.cc/go/xo'''
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<font color="gray">any language already in twexter can serve
as source for translation to add another
language.. so English can be source to add Cockney, or Español can be source to add Tagalog, Maya, Nauhtl.. even Spanglish..
</font>
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any of many languages, dialects and slangs can get twext.. if 30 languages play, 900 learning bridges are possible
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=multilingual=
by early june, we should be adding languages to twext.. Waqas Hussein of Redhive Labs in Pakistan delivered the [http://delyric.tv/imagine basic twexter demo] and is now making software to save and manage multilingual twexts.. the design allows languages, dialects and slangs to participate and includes basic wixi history/revert functions.. '''http://twext.cc/go/18'''<br>

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=database=
http://twext.cc/pix/WixiJump.gif what if 10 languages and 10,000 users wixi twexter? or 100 and 1,000,000? either way, there is a chance that rich data may emerge.. down the road, maybe part of http://omegawiki.org.. for now, we're looking at [http://twext.cc/go/18#.twx a trick] to make filenames include independent database info.. big picture data design goal is to classify chunks by meaning ''before'' categorizing them as part of a specific language.. afaik maybe doable w/ '''http://wixi.cc/atoms'''

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=wixi=
wixi [http://wixi.cc/integrate integrates] twexter into the [[olpc|XO]] wiki, MediaWiki
or any other wiki.. the source text might be fixed, but
anyone can edit the translation the wiki way..
'''http://wixi.cc/wixi'''

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http://twext.cc/pix/WixiJump.gif<br>
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=delyric=
=delyric=
delyric is to learn language with lyrics.. if songs get into your heart then you can't get'em outta your head.. lyrics help us remember language, for a bunch of reasons, mainly because you might actually care.. http://delyric.com/delyric.html
wixi can grow to help anyone, including OLPC kids,
turn popular parts of popular songs into fun ways
to construct language learning with visualized,
twext translated, ''legal'' and transformative "fair
use": '''http://wixi.cc/citage'''

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=lucha libre=
[https://calli.cie.unam.mx/softwaremap/trove_list.php UNAM][http://www.escom.ipn.mx ESCOM][http://www.cic.ipn.mx/ CIC][http://www.esimez.ipn.mx ESIME] [http://www.upiicsa.ipn.mx UPIICSA][http://www.uaemex.mx/cele/bienvenida/ingles.html CELe] ¡banda! ¿quién es el jefe de los jefes? ¿el mero mero? ¿quién va a entregar [[WiXi]] y ganar tantos usuarios? sencillo: con PHP, la [http://nah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calixatl Wixipedia].. Python, la [http://laptop.org XO].. con ID3vx, todo mundo [http://id3.org MP3].. poco a poco, muchos usarios, muchos sistemas, mucho aprendizaje.. ¡y ya! ¿para qué esperar? '''http://wixi.cc/lucha-libre'''


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http://twext.cc/pix/WixiJump.gif<br>
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=learning language learning=
wixi is a idea for a very simple program that OLPC kids can use to learn each others language.. at little cost, we can deliver a new tool that can also test kids' capacity to "[[Learning_Vision|learn learning]]".. who knows, maybe kids can even teach know-it-all adults something about language learning :) '''[http://www.olpcnews.com/content/localization/learning_language.html worth a try?]'''

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http://twext.cc/pix/WixiJump.gif<br>
[[image:WixiJump.gif]]<br>
[[image:WiXiPO1.gif]]
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=€30K .nl=
nederlander? free software developer? opportunity: 8 june, [http://digitalpioneers.org digital pioneers] grant proposals are due.. free software developers in nederlands can apply to earn up to €30K by introducing a "foreign" free software into the nederlands.. get paid a.) to wixi [http://twext.cc/go/mw wikipedia] and b.) connect .nl kids with language learning [http://twext.cc/go/xo olpc kids] worldwide.. '''http://wixi.cc/dp13'''

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=pledgebank=
risk 10 minutes and $10 bucks to make free wixi for the XO happen by July..
then watch it grow to serve millions of kids around the world with a free
language learning platform the kids themselves can [http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/MIE.html construct].. sign the
pledge now to make wixi's [http://wixi.cc/xo_proposal xo proposal] more persuasive.. '''http://pledgebank.com/OLPCwixi10'''


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=Related work=
=Related work=
* Ruby annotation [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_%28annotation_markup%29] [http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/unicode-example-ruby.html]
* Ruby annotation [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_(annotation_markup)] [http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/unicode-example-ruby.html]
* [http://www.omegawiki.org OmegaWiki] with [http://www.omegawiki.org/Annotation annotation].
* [http://www.omegawiki.org OmegaWiki] with [http://www.omegawiki.org/Annotation annotation].
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_corpora aligned parallel corpora]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_corpora aligned parallel corpora]
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[[Category:Languages_(international)]]
[[Category:Languages_(international)]]
[[Category:Pedagogical_ideas]]
[[Category:Pedagogical_ideas]]
[[Category:Internationalization_projects]]
[[Category:Content_ideas]]

Latest revision as of 06:47, 17 December 2008

see twext.. alpha test twexter now with feedback.. source code..

  english | 한국어 HowTo [ID# 187409]  +/-  

wixi is twext working in wiki

2b8.png
if you can't see twext, adjust contrast on your monitor
TwextFade.png
repetitive twext can fade away WixiTwextColorGrammar.png
marked up twext can communicate structure

wixi twexter

wixi'd wikis get text twext.. twext texts provide meaningful, comprehensible input for language learners.. twext prints on good old paper.. wikis make twext easy to mix and share..

the OLPC is connecting kids learning many different languages.. wixi offers a learner-centric environment for kids to construct language learning.. WixiJump.gif

WiXiMethodOnXO.gif

chunk method

twext now can use a new method to associate chunks of text with chunks of translation.. the method works with regular text and also with lyrics to songs.. and may work between any of many languages: http://twext.com/method

press ESC to stop the animations, RELOAD to restart animations

WixiJump.gif
WiXiDelyricSampleSurvive.jpg

delyric

delyric is to learn language with lyrics.. if songs get into your heart then you can't get'em outta your head.. lyrics help us remember language, for a bunch of reasons, mainly because you might actually care.. http://delyric.com/delyric.html

WixiJump.gif
WiXiPO1.gif

Related work

See also
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